Fujifilm firmware updates: 56mm lens compatibility and improved OIS

Fujifilm has announced firmware updates for five X-series cameras and three zoom lenses. It adds XF 56mm F1.2 lens compatibility to the following cameras: X-Pro1, X-E1, X-E2, X-M1 and X-A1. Improved optical image stabilization functions are added to the XC16-50mm, XF18-55mm and XF55-200mm lenses; the latter two also gain improved AF focus tracking on the X-E1 and X-T1.

As has been said more than once before in this forum, the 'cut in shadow range' is simply due to Fuji changing the default setting (as requested by many) for shadow tone. If you want more detail in shadows, simply set shadow tone to -1 (mid-soft) or -2 (soft).

Because many modern cameras can apply software correction in camera (distortion, CA, vignetting). To know exactly what and how much to correct the camera must recognize the lens. So for new lenses a firmware update is necessary for the optimisation of these corrections.

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